The Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of Visiting Nurses and Community Health Practitioners
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
;
: 286-295, 2012.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of cultural competency of visiting nurses and community health practitioners and explore factors that are related with their cultural competency.METHODS:
The subjects of this study were 113 visiting nurses and 103 community health practitioners working in Gangwon-do. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire on May 24, 2011. The SPSS/WIN 17.0 program was used for data analysis.RESULTS:
The average score for cultural competency of visiting nurses was 2.76+/-0.60 and that of community health practitioners 2.91+/-0.51. Most of subjects received no multicultural education (78.0% for nurses, 85.7% for community health nurses). Factors influencing cultural competency were number of service experience for multicultural clients and participation of multicultural education.CONCLUSION:
It is necessary to develop systematic educational programs to enhance the cultural competency of nurses.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Community Health Nursing
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Cultural Competency
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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